As the oldest inhabited city in Europe, Cadiz has a remarkable history and amazing architecture to discover, with an enviable easy-going restaurant culture. There are fabulous sandy beaches nearby and dazzling white hill towns to explore. With 300 days of sunshine, this part of Andalusia is hard to resist.

The delightful medieval hilltop town of Spello in Umbria is famous for the Infiorate di Spello, the colourful flower festival which takes place at the end of May and beginning of June. With the well-preserved remains of a Roman settlement and medieval alleys filled with charming cafes, Spello makes a fascinating stop when travelling the Italian region of Umbria.

lighthouses have always played a crucial role in keeping coastal shipping safe from sandbanks, reefs and rocks awash. As guiding lights, they serve as reassuring beacons to confirm the mariner’s position at sea, an encouraging point of clarity and focus. Isolated on windswept headlands and spray lashed rocky outcrops, their permanence in elemental chaos reminds us to stand strong in tempestuous times.

Winter transforms the landscape of Bavaria, revealing the environment’s essential contours. This seasonal shift offers photographers the chance to create minimalist compositions with a reduced palette of elemental lines and shapes reminiscent of happy childhood art. This visual economy allows photographers to explore themes of solitude, stillness, and the abstract, evoking a wonderful sense of calm. Explore 4Corners fairytale landscapes of Bavaria

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